19/06/2013: Harper Adams University wins prize for pie; Nutraferma launches peptide protein; EFFPA sweets to feed

Harper Adams University team scoops the gold prize at the inaugural Ecotrophelia UK student innovation awards with their Hearty Meal.
 

The More than Meat Pies team from Harper Adams University has been awarded gold prize at the Ecotrophelia UK 2013 for their product, Hearty Meal, a ready meal offal pie. Along with a £2,000 cash prize, the team will receive a one-year IFST membership and a number of Elsevier food science publications.

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Nutraferma has launched UltraPro+, a high- quality functional protein ingredient for piglet diets. Rich in balanced peptides from animal proteins and fermented soy.

In two separate university trials, piglets fed diets containing UltraPro+ had significantly improved average daily gain and feed efficiency compared to piglets fed the other test ingredients. 

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The European Former Foodstuff Processors Association (EFFPA) has been set up with the aim of promoting the use of food left over from the manufacturing process to make feed for animals.

Many former foodstuffs, including biscuits, crisps and confectionery can be converted into high quality ingredients for use in animal feed, avoiding waste from food that is not destined for human consumption.

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Sow with piglet 1 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

18/03/2013: Alltech and Harper Adams University form strategic alliance; Applications open for 2013 Feed Mill of the Year award

Alltech are proud to announce the signing of a research alliance with Harper Adams University. The alliance will see the steering committee, comprising staff members from Harper Adams, work together with three Alltech staff on research partnerships spanning three years.

Alltech has successfully collaborated with a number of top academic institutions in the past, through twelve research alliances across the globe, in order to find sustainable solutions to the key issues facing the agricultural industry. This alliance represents one of three European connections and will bring together all parties involved by educating the next generation of scientist. 

“We are really excited to work with Harper Adams University. They are a well established institution with a long tradition of working in the rural sector and their vision for the future is an excellent fit with Alltech’s,” said Dr. Jules Taylor-Pickard, solutions deployment team manager at Alltech. 

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AFIA have announced applications for the 2013 Feed Mill of the Year award are now being accepted. The program, which names a winner and a runner-up, recognises overall excellence in feed manufacturing operations emphasising safety, quality, regulatory compliance, operating efficiencies and overall industry awareness of food safety. 

“Year after year, the Feed Mill of the Year awards program continues to grow. Increasingly, firms are finding value in being able to compare internal processes against those of other participating feed mills,” said Keith Epperson, vice president of manufacturing and training at AFIA. 

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